Coat collar position retainer



March 15, 1932. ULF R COAT COLLAR POSITION, RETAINER Filed Dec. 19, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet IN VEN TOR. I

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COAT COLLAR POSITION RETAINER Filed Dec. 19, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 A TTORNE YJ neck is uncomfortable an Patented Mar. 15, 1932 1 I'm. urrr'zns, or mrwnuximwrsconsrn coa'r corrnn'rosrrron BET-aim A plicat on iuea December 19; 1930. SeriaL-No. 503,341.

This invention relates toimprovements in coat collar posltlon retalners. i a

The invention is particularlyada ted forv use with the coat or outer garment 0 a mans suit. A mans suit coat, when the wearer is in a sitting or relaxed posture, is very apt to assume a positionwherein the coat collar creeps up over the rear portion'of the collar of the wearers inner garment or shirt onto the rear portion of thewearers neck. The creeping of the coat'collar, notonly unduly soils the coat collar, but causes the coat to have a rather slovenly and unsightly ap pearance. Furthermore, the improper position of the coat collar against the'wearers irritating. 7

It is, therefore, the primary object of the present invention to provide a collar retaining element adjustably attachable to a coat collar and manipulable to engage a shirt collar whereby the coat collar will always be maintained in a proper non-shiftable position with respect to the inner garment collar.

A further object of the invention is to provide a collar position retainer of the class'described which,,while securely retaining-a prean vv determined relationship of position between collar portions of inner and outer garments,

permits of slight movements of the engaged garment portions so as to prevent straining ortearing the same when thewearer moves.

A further object of the invention isto provide acollar position retainer of the class described equipped with a manipulable spring clip or clasp portion easily accessible and operable to effect engagements anddisengagements with the inner garment collar. I

A further object of the invention is to provide a coat collar position retainer which is ofvery simple construction, is strong and durable, inexpensive to manufacture, is easily secured to a garment in a desired position', and is well adapted for the purposes described. i y 1 a With the aboveand other objects in view the invention consists of the improved coat collar position retainer, and its parts and combinations as set forth in the claims; and all equivalents thereof. I V

Inthe accompanying drawings in which the same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the views '2 Fig. l is a rear view of the improved coat collar position retainer; I 4

' Fig. 2 is a view of the other side of the collar position retainer showing the device as secured to a coat collar with the clasp released an'inner garment'colla'r; g V

3 is a sectional view through the coat collar showing the. retaining device in side elevation in the positionishovvjn in Fig.9 ready 'ior engagement. with an inner garment 0 3 311 I a i Fig; '4.- is a similar view showingthe osition of the device with respect to an inner garment .collarprior to the clasp portion being engagedor snapped; 1 i L v F'gn- 5 is'a. similar view showing the, final secured position of the device to. insure maintenanceof the coat collar inproper position and'the device inpos'ition to be engaged "with with respectto the shirt collar;

7 is av front. View of an element of the same. alternative form .ot the invention, which element is attachable to the rear. collar 0 portion of a shirt. or inner garment;

Fig. 8 is aview of the element shown'in Fig. 6 assecured to a coat collar portion;

Fig. 9 isa sectional view through juxtaposed coat and shirt collar portions showing the elements of thealternative form attached to their respective collarzportions and ready for engagement with each other;

Fig. 10 is a similar view showing the releasable engagement of said elements effected to insure non-displaceable'retention of the coat collar in proper position with respect to the shirt collar; r i 1 Fig. 11 is a' sectional view through a coat collar showing inside elevation thereon a slight modification of the element illustrated in Figs. 6 and 8; g I

Fig. 1 2is ,afront view of the showing in 11;:and i sides of'said slot 13.

. safety pin. 7 ment for engagement with a shirt or inner ing, manipula-bleclas'p 15.

Fig. 13 is a similar view showing an additional slight modification of said element.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings it will appear that the position retaining element comprises a flat strip of a substantial width bent into U-formation with a long outer arm 8 and a short inner arm 9, a recess or pocket 10 being provided between the two arms. The end portion of the inner arm 9 is looped as at 11 and the shank of a safety pin 12 is extended through said looped portion, said retaining element being adapted to pivot or swing on said safety pin shank. An intermediate portion of said short arm 9 is formed with a rectangular slot 13 and also with opposed bearing bosses llon opposite Pivotallymounted with respect to the intermediate portion of the arm 9 is a yield Said clasp is formedfof wire bent into the form of a W, and

upper opposed lateral extensions 15 thereof are journaled in the bearing bosses 14. The mid-portion of said clasp is bent angularly outwardly through the slot 13 in'the arm 9 to provide an engaging lip 16.

The improved collar retaining element is adapted for securement at a desired position or elevation to the inner rear portion of a coat" collar17. This is accomplishedby securing the safety pin 12 to the collar fabric in the usual manner, and the retaining element will then hang from the shank of the In order to arrange the eleg'arment collar, the major portion of the clasp 15 is pivotally moved away from the arm 9 to theposition shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Said movement of the clasp will turn the lip 16 :from'being injured or torn.

against the'face of the arm 9, leavingthe re'cess'or pocket 10 substantially unobstructed. Then, the long arm 8 of the element is slipped between the inner and'outer folds 18 and 19 of an inner garment or shirt collar, as shown in Fig. 4. The shank portion of the clasp may then be snapped down against the arm 9, and thiswill project the lip 16 to engage the outer layer 19 of the collar, clamping it between the arm 8 and said lip. Due to the yieldability of the clasp, especially its'mid-portion, the clasp will yield out- 'wa-rdly, depending on the thicknessof the fabric e gaged thereby, and this is advantageous when a pull or strain is exerted on the coat or shirt, preventing the garments Inasmuch as there is merely an edge engagement between the lip and the collar fabric, relative turning movements between the two are permitted, to prevent binding,.and freedom of movement of the wearer without strain on the collar.

The clasp of the retaining element, in its closed position, has its shankportion projectfastener socket portion 23. A base strip 24 extends upwardly from the socket portion 23 and is looped, as at 25, toreceivethe shank of a safety pin 26. V I

The othercomplementary element 27 consists of a Uband having a long arm 28and a shorter arm 29, there being a pocket or 're cess 30- formed 'therebetween. Projecting from'the outer face-of the, shorter arm 29 is a male snap fastener stud 31."

In use said'form ofposition "retainer is adapted to have the element 22 secured to the rear inner portion of a coat' collar17lata desired p'ositionor elevation by securing the safety pinto the collar fabric'in the usual manner,"and the, element 22 will hang from the shank of the safety pin, as shown inFi'g's. 8, 9 and 10. The complementary element 27 has its long arm 28 slipped between inner and outer folds 18 and 19 of the rear portion of r a shirt collar. The outer fold 19 of the collar is embraced between the arms of said ele-' in the construction of the'element attached to the coat collar.

Said element 22' has bendable'prongs 32 extending from its base strip 24, and said prongs are adapted to be extended into the coat collar fabric'a'nd bent over for securing the element 22 to theacoat collar.

The element 22", shown in Fig. 13, is similar to the element'22 except that the prongs are eliminated, and inlieu thereofapertures 33 are provided, to permit the element 22 to be sew'ed'to a garment'by thread 34 passed through said apertures and the fabric'of the garment. i I

From the foregoing description it'will'be seen that the improved coat collar position retainer is of simple and novel construction,

and is welladapted for the purposes described. 1 I I i What I claim as my invention is; -1. In combination, an outer garment, an inner garment, both of said garments having collar portions, and means carried by one of said garments and releasably engageable with v the other for securing the rear collar portions of said garments together to maintain a relationship of position between the two, said means comprising a strip, and a manipulable, yieldable clasp carried thereby. 2. In combination, an outer garment, an inner garment, both of said garments having collar portions, and means carried by one of said garments and releasably engageable with the other for securing the rear collar portions of said garments together to maintain a relationship of position between the two, said means comprising a U-shaped, metallic strip, a securing element carried b an end thereof, and a manipulable, yiel able clasp mounted in an intermediate portion of the strip. 7 a Y In testimony whereof, I aflix 111 Si nature.

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